Supported Futures Contracts and Exchanges

MimikTrader supports 17 futures contracts across four major exchanges. These cover the most actively traded equity index, energy, metals, and treasury futures — the instruments used by the vast majority of prop firm traders and retail futures traders. This article lists every supported contract with its specifications and explains how those specs are used within the platform.

Equity Index Futures

The equity index family includes four products, each available in full-size (E-mini) and micro variants. These are the most popular contracts for day trading and prop firm evaluations.

S&P 500

• ES — E-mini S&P 500 (CME). Tick size: 0.25, tick value: $12.50, point value: $50.
• MES — Micro E-mini S&P 500 (CME). Tick size: 0.25, tick value: $1.25, point value: $5.

NASDAQ-100

• NQ — E-mini NASDAQ-100 (CME). Tick size: 0.25, tick value: $5.00, point value: $20.
• MNQ — Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 (CME). Tick size: 0.25, tick value: $0.50, point value: $2.

Dow Jones

• YM — E-mini Dow (CBOT). Tick size: 1.00, tick value: $5.00, point value: $5.
• MYM — Micro E-mini Dow (CBOT). Tick size: 1.00, tick value: $0.50, point value: $0.50.

Russell 2000

• RTY — E-mini Russell 2000 (CME). Tick size: 0.10, tick value: $5.00, point value: $50.
• M2K — Micro E-mini Russell 2000 (CME). Tick size: 0.10, tick value: $0.50, point value: $5.

Energy Futures

Crude Oil

• CL — Crude Oil (NYMEX). Tick size: 0.01, tick value: $10.00, point value: $1,000.
• MCL — Micro Crude Oil (NYMEX). Tick size: 0.01, tick value: $1.00, point value: $100.

Natural Gas

• NG — Natural Gas (NYMEX). Tick size: 0.001, tick value: $10.00, point value: $10,000.

Metals Futures

Gold

• GC — Gold (COMEX). Tick size: 0.10, tick value: $10.00, point value: $100.
• MGC — Micro Gold (COMEX). Tick size: 0.10, tick value: $1.00, point value: $10.

Silver

• SI — Silver (COMEX). Tick size: 0.005, tick value: $25.00, point value: $5,000.

Treasury Futures

• ZB — 30-Year T-Bond (CBOT). Tick size: 1/32, tick value: $31.25, point value: $1,000.
• ZN — 10-Year T-Note (CBOT). Tick size: 1/64, tick value: $15.625, point value: $1,000.
• ZF — 5-Year T-Note (CBOT). Tick size: 1/128, tick value: $7.8125, point value: $1,000.

How Contract Specs Are Used

MimikTrader uses contract specifications in several critical calculations throughout the platform:

P&L Calculation

The point value is used to calculate open (unrealized) and closed (realized) profit and loss. The formula: P&L = (currentPrice - entryPrice) × quantity × pointValue. For a long position of 2 ES contracts with entry at 5800 and current price at 5805, the open P&L is (5805 - 5800) × 2 × 50 = $500.

Risk Monitoring

The real-time risk monitor uses point values to convert price movements into dollar P&L on every tick. This powers the daily loss limit, weekly loss limit, and trailing drawdown enforcement. Without accurate point values, the risk monitor would calculate incorrect P&L and could fail to trigger protective flattens at the right time.

Cross-Contract Conversion

When cross-contract copying is enabled, the contract specs help determine the relationship between full-size and micro contracts. The 10:1 point value ratio between paired contracts (ES $50 vs MES $5) is derived from these specifications.

CME Globex Exchange Hours

All supported contracts trade on CME Globex with the following general schedule (all times Central Time):

• Sunday open: 5:00 PM CT — Markets reopen for the trading week.
• Daily maintenance: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM CT (Monday through Thursday) — Markets are closed for the daily settlement and maintenance window.
• Friday close: 4:00 PM CT — Markets close for the weekend.

MimikTrader uses these hours to time its daily reset (5 PM CT), weekly reset (Sunday 5 PM CT), and to block automated orders during the maintenance window. Regular trading hours for equity index futures (RTH) are 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM CT, but Globex electronic trading runs nearly 23 hours per day during the week.

Adding New Contracts

The contract specifications are stored in MimikTrader's database and can be managed through the admin panel. If a new futures product is launched on CME (or an existing product gets a new micro variant), it can be added without a code update. The hardcoded defaults serve as a fallback — database-configured specs take priority.